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RICHARD BENNETT armed trawlers (1917-1918/1939-1940)


Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Richard Bennett (non-standard) 3649   Hall Russell, Aberdeen, UK   17.5.1917 6.1917 // 9.1939 stricken 5.1940
Samuel Benbow 3645   Hall Russell, Aberdeen, UK   9.7.1918 8.1918 // 9.1940 stricken 5.1946


100 - 1000 t displacement/ BRT tonnage vessels


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate Richard Bennett (non-standard) 3649   Hall Russell, Aberdeen, UK   17.5.1917 6.1917 // 9.1939 stricken 5.1940 Samuel Benbow 3645   Hall Russell, Aberdeen, UK   9.7.1918 8.1918 // 9.1940 stricken 5.1946

Technical data


Displacement normal, t

311

Displacement full, t

429

Length, m

37.5

Breadth, m

6.79

Draught, m

2.76

No of shafts

1

Machinery

1 VTE, 1 boiler

Power, h. p.

430

Max speed, kts

10

Fuel, t

coal 102

Endurance, nm(kts) 
Armament

Richard Bennett: 1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II, 1 DCT, mechanical minesweeping gear

Samuel Benbow: 1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II, 1 x 1 - 57/40 6pdr Hotchkiss Mk I

Complement 


Project history

Purpose-built standard Admiralty design. Intended for patrol, ASW and minesweeping roles. The non-standard units varied between 194 and 237BRT, dimensions (pp) varied between 35.1 and 37.3m length and 6.71 and 6.86m beam. Delivery of the first standard ship, George Borthwick, occured in August 1917.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.